This author is currently on hiatus for the ignoble cause of mugging. The public is advised to remain calm, as this routine protocol has been shown to have no effect on one's violent tendencies in 96% of cases.
| Friday, August 10, 2007 |
 "The parade of many firsts (in) the city of possibilities." So was the commentary on the NDP, along those lines at least. My only gripe is that the slogan's just so...lame. PossibiCity ftl. Other than that, it was a great show, though did i miss some of the portions in the front part. A performance at the waterfront's certainly much more refreshing than the soccer pitch with a giant tarpulin draped over it. It was also really innovative, what with the water curtain, holograms, colourful kites and all. Of course, ending off with the spectacular fireworks as usual. =D (Though i expect it would probably have cost much more too. Hope the taxpayers don't mind.) My cousin was lucky enough that his uncle (not my father) got a room in Ritz-Carlton for the night, at a hefty price of $750 of course. Apparently he pre-booked it back in December...:O But for the more stingy folk like us, there's always channel 5. It would have been better without the commentary though - they even had to comment on the dancers swirling around with those ribbon thingies..."represents Singaporeans as one swirling towards greater heights". Probably included a lot of impromptu crap. My father and little brother fell asleep halfway through it, at the Parade & Ceremony segment, later giving up again at the taichi performance. Guess some guy up there shouting foreign commands, listening to some random commentary and staring at our ministers' faces just doesn't cut it. D: Too bad the only "live" portion i could see was this - a glimpse of the fireworks in the tiny space between two blocks. >_<  Bing probably sums it all up the best though: "it's always the parade, every national day, that reassures me that i am proud to be singaporean...it's always 9th August that changes my mind. i get this weird feeling when i hear the pledge being sung, the sea of red, sparkling, and the national anthem being played, at the end. "though i hate the 2 theme songs and the singers alike, but it's the nostalgic HOME, WE ARE SINGAPORE, and STAND UP FOR SINGAPORE. those songs are what i call true national songs. not that my music's good, i'm tone deaf and a regular grade C for music, but yeah. you damn cant singalong to CAIRO BOMBAY KWAI and all the KANASAI." ...Especially with the bit about the songs. "Will you"'s not bad, but "There's No Place I'd Rather Be"'s just so unmotivational. It just doesn't sound nor feel...right. Of course, mrbrown offers a different viewpoint, as usual. Guess the organisers did try to spruce up the performances, but kinda failed. Do check out the post though, it's a good read. ;) Here's to 42 years of, um, independence! |
'Twas teh winnar at 11:37 pm.
